Create an Infograph that will Make History
Project statement
A course by Fernando Gomez Baptista , Illustrator and Infographic Artist
Joined April 2014
Learn the infograph techniques used by National Geographic
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 99% positive reviews (321)
- 4855 students
Joined April 2014
About the video: Project statement
Overview
“I present the project of the course: Make a large format infographic with several elements. In my case I have chosen a graphic about Neandertals, since I have always been curious to know about them, were they smart? Did they use ornaments? How did they dress?”
In this video lesson Fernando Gomez Baptista addresses the topic: Project statement, which is part of the Domestika online course: Create an Infograph that will Make History. Learn the infograph techniques used by National Geographic.
Partial transcription of the video
“We have already learned something about the history of infographics We have made a graph of a process We have learned to use our template [inaudible] For the volumes and now we are going to make a graph more complicated. For this you have to choose A theme that you like, that you give graphic possibilities And that, basically you have an interest in him I have chosen the Neanderthals Because I was curious, I wanted to know what they were like, how they lived, new discoveries and I wanted to tell it in some visual way, right? and the truth is that I wanted to draw a Neanderthal and to illust...”
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Course summary for: Create an Infograph that will Make History
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Category
Design, Illustration -
Areas
Digital Fabrication, Drawing, Infographics, Information Design, Photography Post-production, Sculpture
A course by Fernando Gomez Baptista
Fernando Baptista is the infographics senior editor at National Geographic in Washington.
He studied fine arts at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and began his career as a freelance illustrator and designer before becoming a staff member at the newspaper El Correo in 1993. In 2007, he joined the team at National Geographic Magazine in Washington DC. He has taught classes as an associate professor at the University of Navarra and has run conferences and workshops in Europe, the United States, and Latin America.
In 2012, he was named one of the five most influential infographic artists in the world during the last 20 years. He has won more than 125 awards from the likes of the SND, SPD, ÑH, Best American Infographic, and Malofiej, including the Peter Sullivan Award—the most prestigious award in infographics. In 2013, he was nominated for an Emmy for [i]Walking With Giants[i] in the category of New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle, Culture. His illustrations have also been displayed in museums and featured in books.
- 99% positive reviews (321)
- 4855 students
- 18 lessons (2h 11m)
- 36 additional resources (27 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese
- Level: Intermediate
- Unlimited access forever
